Kamon switched off his cellular phone. Now he knew that Team Rocket wouldn't harm his friends. This made the return to the Drayan household much easier, since they didn't have to break in. Maybe Duncan and Crystal could make friends with Conner, Sandy, and Becky... Yeah, that'll happen. But this was no time to make friends. They were on a mission!
Kamon went back into the room. "Hey Gold, Sandy told me you're welcome in their house. Now isn't that a surprise or what?"
"Well, that was easier than I thought," sighed Duncan in relief. For bad guys, they were rather open and friendly once you got to know them a bit.
"Yeah," said a calm but skeptical Crystal. "But still, I think they've got something planned for us..."
Duncan realized that they needed some way to get back to Mahogany Town. "How do we get there?"
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Green then pulled out a PokeBall, and opened it up. Out came Alakazam. "All right, Psycho, create a transport portal to Mahogany Town!" Psycho then meditated for a few seconds, and aimed his spoons at the floor. Beams of light fired from the spoons onto the ground, creating a void into the mysterious beyond.
"You should recall Axel and Spike." Kamon and Crystal did so. "You don't want to leave anyone behind. The less, the better."
Duncan and Kamon then jumped into the portal. Crystal, however, hesitated. "I think I've had enough adventure for this summer, thank you."
Green then pressured her cousin by telling her, "Come on! You've got to participate! Everyone counts!"
"I said no!"
"Psycho, put her in the portal."
Crystal suddenly began to glow, and floated in the air. Psycho pulled her into the portal. "Help!" was the last word heard from the portal, fading as it closed up.
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Behind the relatively large house was an in-ground swimming pool. It was a refreshing retreat in the hot summer air. A portal opened up, and out came Duncan, Crystal, and Kamon, right into the swimming pool! "We can't swim!" cried out Duncan and Crystal as they splashed into the water.
Kamon, who could swim, resurfaced. "Oh, man! We ended up in the pool! Darn that Psycho!" Kamon then called out Croc, and put a leash on him. "Quick! Get Gold and Crystal!" The small crocodile then dove down into the deep pool.
Duncan and Crystal had reached the bottom – around 8 feet deep. Croc swam down. Duncan and Crystal then grabbed the leash around his neck, and floundered back up into the surface, and quickly scrambled up the ladder. "Thanks, Croc," said Crystal happily, as she hugged the crocodile. "You saved us!" Crystal then called out Spike.
"We've got to learn how to swim," said Duncan. "This 'we can't swim' family tradition is getting out of hand."
Conner and Sandy, dressed casually, and looking harmless, with calm expressions, came down to the pool. "You're all wet," remarked Sandy.
"Hey, it's them," realized Kamon. "Mr. and Mrs. Drayan, I'd like you to meet Gold, and Crystal."
"H-h-hello." Crystal wasn't sure if she stammered due to being either cold or scared. "H-h-here's Spike." Spike turned his head away from Conner and Sandy. "I guess he still thinks you're bad to the bone."
"You still kind of freak me out," Duncan told the Drayans.
"Well, many people tell us that," joked Conner. "Don't worry about it. Say, where's Bill?"
Kamon then remembered that Bill was still at Blackthorn City. "He decided to go home." Bill was out of the picture now.
Sandy then told them in a nice tone, "Why don't you head into the house and dry off?"
The three reluctantly agreed. Kamon had an awful feeling in the pit of his stomach for some reason.
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Kamon then sneaked into Conner and Sandy's bedroom late that night. No one was inside. "They must have been off talking to each other in their secret office." He then searched the nightstand drawer. There it was, Duncan's tape recorder!
Kamon then headed back into the hallway. "Here you go, your walkman. They weren't in the room."
"Okay, I'll go downstairs and tape their conversations," said Duncan.
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Duncan sneaked into the basement and listened to Conner and Sandy's conversations behind the "No Entry" door. He knew something strange was going on, and he had reclaimed his tape recorder so he could record the conversation. And so he pressed the record button, and let their private conversation go by.
"...I'm sure Duncan and Crystal will be great allies to Kamon..." It was Sandy's voice.
"...Yes, once we recruit him into Team Rocket..."
Duncan, at that point, gasped in fright. They wanted to conscript him, Crystal, and Kamon into Team Rocket!
"...Once we're at the Radio Tower tomorrow night, we persuade them to join..."
What would happen if we refused, considered Duncan. He didn't bear to imagine it.
"...So it's settled. Tomorrow afternoon, we head off to Radio Tower," said Conner. "Wait a second, I thought I heard a noise." Duncan pushed the stop button, and quickly ran back upstairs as to not attract attention. Conner opened the door and turned on the lights, but found nobody.
"Must be your imagination," remarked Sandy.
"Okay, maybe you're right. I really need sleep."
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Duncan then replayed the conversation to Crystal and Kamon.
"I'm sure Duncan and Crystal will be great allies to Kamon..."
"Yes, once we recruit him into Team Rocket..."
Crystal then reached the breaking point of tears. "I knew it! I knew it all along! They want us for Team Rocket!" She then sobbed on Kamon's shoulder. Spike began to cry as well.
Kamon then said rebelliously, "Those morons need to be locked up again."
"So it's settled. Tomorrow afternoon, we head off to Radio Tower."
Duncan then realized, "Wait a minute! That's in Goldenrod City!"
Crystal added, "And that's the next stop of Lance and the others!"
Kamon knew his uncle and aunt were worried stiff. "And I've got to get home. I'm sure Uncle Norman and Aunt Gloria are worried sick about me. First thing in the morning, we're blowing this joint."
Duncan pulled out his PokeGear, but realized it was after midnight. Green would be in bed by now. So tomorrow, they would leave the house and head back to Kamon's.
As they all climbed up into bed, Crystal began to feel discomfort. "It's no use," sighed Crystal. "I can't sleep without mom or dad."
Crystal wasn't sure if the bed was uncomfortable or that she was in the house of her cousins' enemies that made her feel discomfort. She climbed out away from Duncan, picked up Spike (quietly, as to not awaken him) and went to Kamon to snuggle together. Crystal's discomfort began to fade away. Spike sleepwalked to Axel, who gave a warm stare to the spike ball. Soon, Duncan followed suit, noticing that Crystal moved.
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Early next morning, the three quietly exit the house. Duncan pulled out his PokeGear, and called Green. "Hello?"
"Hi, Green. We've got the tape recorder, with more evidence this time!" said Duncan. "We're going off to Silver's house, because Team Rocket's going to the Radio Tower this afternoon."
"Well, that's our next stop," said Green. "You'll need to deposit the tape into the PC so I can get it and bring it to Lance."
"OK, we'll do it. Bye." He then hung up. A transport portal opened up behind them, and they all happily jumped in, not wasting a single second.
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The three trainers fell out of the void, and back into a familiar-looking city. Suddenly, they remembered where they landed – Goldenrod City! More specifically, they were back at Kamon's house.
They scurried back into Kamon's bedroom, and caught up on their sleep.
Norman entered the room, and was surprised to see that Kamon was back home. He was calmed, and relieved. His nephew was okay and even brought his friends along. Where were they all along? Oh, yeah... Team Rocket. But Kamon sure was brave to escape them. Those Rockets will pay for abducting him.
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Conner opened up the door, and was shocked to see Duncan, Crystal, and Kamon gone! Sandy picked up a note on the bed. "We've gone back to my house. We'll be at the Radio Tower. See ya there!"
"How the heck did they know we'd go to the tower?" Sandy was confused. "It must be faith that brought them there."
"Maybe Kamon found out about our next mission," hypothesized Conner. "He sure is one responsible man if he did."
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Lance trudged around the Gym Leaders and Elite Four. "Let's get ready to head off to Radio Tower, which Team Rocket will be invading this afternoon!"
Red then added, "We're going to shut them down once and for all! And we mean it!"
Blue became determined to face the showdown with his old enemies. "Let's get ready to rumble!"
The Color Triad was fully ready for the attack. Their Pokemon had become so trained and powerful since last year that they were ready as well. But they knew this would still be no easy task.